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Tigris

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay · Operating · 2019

Tigris

150 ft · 62 mph

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Thrill rideBusch Gardens Tampa BayOfficial park siteStanleyvillePremier Rides150 ft · 62 mph

Tigris opened in 2019 on the former site of the Tanganyika Tidal Wave water ride, giving Busch Gardens Tampa its ninth roller coaster and Florida's tallest inversion at the time. Premier Rides' Sky Rocket II design launches trains to 62 mph and climbs 150 feet into a non-inverting loop and a quick inline twist, all packed into just 883 feet of track and well under a minute of ride time. Set beside SheiKra's holding brake in Stanleyville, Tigris clusters two of the park's most intense rides into a single compact corner.

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Ride profile

Scaled against Busch Gardens Tampa Bay's operating coasters

LaunchSteel

Height

150 ft

#3 of 7 at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

Height150 ft
Speed62 mph
Length883 ft
Inversions1

Ride experience

  • Launch
  • Premier Rides
  • Steel

Specs from buschgardens.com

History

Sourced timeline and background for Tigris.

Timeline

  1. 2018

    Tigris announced

    Busch Gardens reveals a Premier Rides Sky Rocket II built on the site of the former Tanganyika Tidal Wave water ride.

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  2. 2019

    Tigris opens

    The park's ninth roller coaster debuts in Stanleyville as Florida's tallest launch coaster with a non-inverting loop.

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Background

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay closed its Tanganyika Tidal Wave water ride and, in September 2018, announced a compact new launch coaster for the same Stanleyville footprint, reusing much of the site's existing infrastructure and landscaping. Premier Rides supplied a Sky Rocket II model — the same launch-coaster platform the manufacturer had already installed at several other parks — themed to a tiger rather than the generic branding used elsewhere.

Tigris opened April 19, 2019 after a short soft-opening window earlier that month, becoming the park's ninth coaster. The ride launches to 62 mph and climbs 150 feet into a non-inverting loop before a quick inline twist, covering just 883 feet of track in well under a minute — one of the shortest, most concentrated layouts in the park's lineup. At launch, Busch Gardens marketed its inversion as Florida's tallest.

Sitting directly beside SheiKra's holding brake, Tigris gives Stanleyville a second high-intensity ride within view of the first, letting the park cluster its most extreme attractions into a single compact corner rather than spreading them across the property.

Tigris remains one of Tampa's shortest but most re-ridden coasters, its low queue-to-ride-time ratio making it a favorite for guests stacking multiple laps in a single visit.

Notable records

  • tallest · Region

    Florida's tallest inversion at 150 feet when it opened

    As of 2019

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